Doberman Cop (1977)

[bunniefuu]

TOEI

- Get back. There's been a m*rder.
- Wait, wait.

- Open up.
- Thank you.

- This is the superintendent.
- Thank you.

Ms. Tamashiro
had only just moved in.

Rumor has it she was
a prost*tute in Shinjuku.

- She had a fight with a young punk.
- He's in a biker g*ng, rides a big bike.

- Boss! Can you please come?
- Yeah.

What's up?

This is soaked in urine.

They often piss themselves
when they're strangled.

So we're dealing with m*rder and arson.

The victim's body covered this.
She was probably strangled with it.

- Can you get fingerprints off it?
- It's difficult with plastic, but I'll try.

Please do.
This must be the victim.

April 7th, 1972.
That's five years ago.

The short and tragic life of a beauty.

DOBERMAN COP
All my memories of you

PRODUCERS NORINIICHI MATSUDAIRA, KYONAMURA
Are locked deep inside my heart

BASED ON A WORK BY BRONSON & SHINJI
HIRAMATSU
Are locked deep inside my heart

SCREENPLAY
KOJI TAKADA

CINEMATOGRAPHY
TORU NAKAJIMA

MUSIC BY KENJIRO HIROSE EDITED BY
ISAMU ICHIDA
Since you went away

Since you went away

CAST:
I'm so tired of searching for you

SHINICHI CHIBA

SHINICHI CHIBA

On every street corner
in the pale light of dawn

JANET HATTA, EIKO MATSUDA
I've seen it all

MASARU SHIGA, MAKI TACHIBANA,
JUKEI FUJIOKA, TATSUO ENDO

MASARU SHIGA, MAKI TACHIBANA JUKEI FUJIOKA,
TATSUO ENDO
The discarded head of a doll

The discarded head of a doll

Stained and sorrowful

Its jet-black eyes

Still open wide

As black tears flow

TAKUZO KAWATANI,
HIDEO MUROTA, KOICHI IWAKI

HIROKI MATSUKATA

DIRECTED BY
KINJI FUKASAKU

- Get out!
- Hurry.

Get a move on!

Don't push, you bastard! It hurts!

Don't tell us what to do!

It's no joke!

I don't know anything
about any murders!

Tell us what you know!

Between midnight and dawn
the night before yesterday,

what were you doing?

Give me a break!
I've already told you lots of times.

I did sleep with Mayumi that night.

But after that, I was riding
with my buddies the rest of the night.

Go and ask my crew.

f*cking bastards!
Let Hotshot go!

Let Hotshot go! Let him go!

Help! They're b*ating me up!

You bastard! Hold on!

You punk!

- Bastard!
- Lock him up until he cools down.

- What's up?
- The biker g*ng...

- Bikers? Get them out of here!
- Yes, sir!

- Quickly!
- Yes, sir.

- This is Mr. Kano from Okinawa.
- What?

Thanks for coming.
You got in this morning?

He came last night
and went sightseeing in Tokyo.

- He spent the night in the station.
- That must've been hard. This way.

This is the autopsy report
on the victim, Mayumi Tamashiro.

The physical description
is from five years ago,

when your department was searching
for her as a runaway.

It more or less matches
with Yuna Tamashiro.

Mayumi must be an assumed name.
It's surely Yuna Tamashiro.

This is the charred photo
found at the scene.

The same, aren't they?

Look at this necklace.

This also has the name Yuna
engraved on it.

And also this picture
that we got from your people.

When we showed it
to the victim's acquaintances,

they all unanimously say
that it's the same person.

- You have a suspect?
- We're still looking.

It's a serial k*ller and arsonist.
She was a random victim.

People blow into Tokyo
all the time, you know.

Unregistered residents,
like this Mayumi Tamashiro,

there are tens of thousands of them
just here in Shinjuku alone.

Seems the cremation is tomorrow.

- Could you wait a bit with that?
- What?

We still can't be certain
the dead woman is Yuna.

Hey, you!
Are you saying we got it wrong?

No. It's just that Yuna's mother
is a "noro".

- A "noro"?
- In Japanese, a priestess.

She says the gods revealed to her
that Yuna is still alive.

What's that?

It's a gift from my mother
to thank you for your hospitality.

- You guys eat it together.
- No, we can't take it.

Please!

Break its neck and roast it whole.
It's delicious.

You can't bring a living creature in here!

- Pigs are food.
- We don't want it. Take it home!

I'm sorry!

Sorry. Just a minute.

Mr. Hidemori, don't you think
she's reached her limit?

She can't quit now. It's just nerves
because it's her first recording.

Please be patient with her.

- Please give me a fix.
- I won't.

I can't do it.
I can't sing without dr*gs.

You'll be back where you started.
Two years will have been wasted.

I can't! I can't do it!

They're all waiting for me to fail.
They want to make fun of me!

Miki!

I've staked all my dreams
on the singer called Miki Haruno.

I'm going to make you a star,
no matter what!

After the recording, you'll go on TV.
You're on the road to become a star.

We're going to make it. I'll get rid
of anyone who stands in our way.

OK?

Don't you worry about a thing.
Just sing your songs.

This is an X-ray of the victim,
Mayumi Tamashiro.

Even if the photo of the missing
young woman is five years old,

in women's cases
between the ages of 17 and 22,

we can safely assume that there
wouldn't have been much change.

Comparing these two
on that assumption,

the characteristics are extremely similar.

Because the shape of the front teeth
in particular match the victim's,

We can conclude with 100% certainty
that Mayumi Tamashiro

and Yuna Tamashiro
are the same person.

Mr. Kano, this method is called
superimposition of images.

But even so, you don't seem convinced.

We had to ask for special permission
to use this,

just to show you how far modern
scientific analysis has progressed.

Anyway, that's it. I'm off.

- Hotshot!
- See you guys! Bye!

As for the boy from Cabaret Lido,
Choei Mikawa,

an alibi has been established

between 3:00 and 5:00am
on the night the victim d*ed.

He's therefore been released
from custody today.

Accordingly, another party who
arrived on the scene after he left

is the real m*rder*r of
Mayumi, aka Yuna Tamashiro,

and has been established
to be a serial offender

responsible for a series of
murders of three women since April.

Is there any reason that
the victims were all sex workers?

Or is that purely by chance?
Difficult to say.

The fact that there's no evidence
of sexual as*ault on any of them

suggests these are not
simple sexual crimes.

We understand that the perpetrator
has extremely abnormal characteristics.

Therefore, this investigation into
the k*lling of Mayumi or Yuna Tamashiro

ought to follow lines of inquiry
on stimulants, narcotics and m*rder.

- Do we have photos of the victim?
- We don't.

All we have of her personal belongings
is this 18-karat gold necklace and belt.

We have a photo of the victim
taken when she was 17.

- Where was she from?
- Okinawa.

Ishigaki Island.

- A stretch of coast called Kabira.
- What? Kabira?

Her mother says that Yuna might've been
working as a singer, as she liked singing.

The "noro" priestess again?
What's this talk about singing?

The victim was a sex worker.

Yuna was like my wife.

I see. We didn't know.

We're sorry.

Don't worry about it.

According to her mother,

there's a prophecy
that she and I will marry.

Quiet!

There's this photo and this montage
based on Choei Mikawa's evidence.

I'll pass copies around now.

Anyway, this victim was strangled
with her belt and not by hand.

We're doing all we can
to get fingerprints off the belt.

If we get a plausible match,
we can call him in immediately.

- That's it for now. Get to work.
- Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

Sir, I'd like to help out.

Someone from my island was k*lled,
so I ought to help solve it.

I'll have to turn you down.

You country bumpkin! Do me a favor
and go home to the boonies!

What are you doing, man?
Don't push your luck.

Don't you know about
the poisoned cola incident?

It was all over the newspapers,
the stories about poisoned cola.

You'll get yourself k*lled
if you're not careful. You're hopeless.

What is it with you? What's that
weird thing you're carrying?

Are you homeless or what?
And you're so young.

Really, you should pull yourself together
and get a job.

Have this one on me.

The bottle opener's over there.

What are you doing? Hey?

Wow! You're stupid but f*cking strong.
Better not mess with him.

- Hold on.
- What?

I want to ask you about
a prost*tute in this area.

A prost*tute?

I see. That's what you want.
Don't do it.

Any prost*tute will take


You're better off
watching a strip show.

Kansai Strip will give you
the real thing.

You can get in on the early bird special.

It'll be something to tell 'em back home!
This way, this way.

Clap! Give 'em a clap!

Here we go!

Shut that thing up!

What the hell are you doing?
Get it out of here!

What are you doing, you idiot!

Hey, I like your type.

Come with me. Please.

Hey, hold on!

What a stink! It's total chaos in here!

- What now?
- She's doing it with the pig guy!

What the hell?

What's happened?

A woman's being held by a madman.
They're on the 20th floor.

Send the cops away
or Miki gets k*lled! I'll k*ll her!

It's tricky when they're not after any
money.

He's really out of his mind.

He's been stalking her
and asking her to marry him.

- Why didn't you tell me?
- He's not the only one.

Can you hear me, buddy?
I'm Miki Haruno's manager.

- I want to talk with you.
- Send the cops away, then we can talk!

Can you get your men to stand back?

We might get somewhere
if I talk to him.

No, we can't do that. He's crazy.

It's alright. We'll fire teargas
through the vent now.

- Commander, let me do it.
- What are you going to do?

- I'll sh**t him.
- Idiot!

- He's got a hostage.
- I'll deal with it.

- And what if a b*llet hits the hostage?
- Leave it to me.

Don't you understand?

The maniac's desperate!

Hard to tell who's the crazy one here.

- Commander?
- What do you want?

There's some merit
to what the constable's saying.

Don't be stupid.
He's always been too trigger-happy.

He's pissed off about being
transferred from detective work.

But it's dangerous
not to do it in one go.

That's why we can't waste any time.

There was a similar incident
in a hotel in Shuri last year.

I rescued the hostage.

- What did you do that time?
- Well, I jumped in through the window.

Listen... this is a 40-story
high-rise building!

Are you going to grow wings and fly?

I'd use ropes.
I just checked the roof.

You may use ropes, but that won't
make the hotel's windows open.

You could smash them
with a hammer, though.

Ouch!

My arms are hammers,
and my legs are five times stronger.

Commander, let this man do it.

It's win or lose,
and this is better than teargas.

I'm Miki Haruno's guardian,
so I'll take responsibility.

Please go ahead.

Right, here we go.

Five more meters.

Five meters to go.
He'll be at the window soon.

Roger that.

Buddy, it's Hidemori.
The cops have been pulled out.

Do you get it?
There are no more cops around.

- Open the door!
- Prove there are no cops!

- Shut up and open the door!
- I won't fall for that trick!

Listen, if you let Miki go now,

I'll let you get away
and I'll take responsibility for it.

I'll pay whatever you demand.

Shut up!
I'm not interested in money!

There's no point in living,
so I'm going to die with Miki!

Leave me alone!

Please let me go
and I'll do whatever you want.

- Really?
- Yeah, I'll go anywhere you want.

Miki!

Thank you. I'm in your debt.

Kano, you did the right thing.
You're a true policeman.

Tokyo cops are nothing next to you.
This was so good.

Kosode, you're not in love
with that hobo, are you?

I'm worried. You get these crushes
every six months.

And it's always weirdos
or crazy guys, always complicated.

He'll trick you and leave you in the end.

I don't mind.
What matters is health and money.

- That's right.
- Hiyoshi, look!

- What?
- It's him. It's him.

Detective Kano from Okinawa
who rescued Miki Haruno

has been dubbed Detective Tarzan
for his outstanding exploit.

Detective Tarzan?
What are they on about?

- So he's a cop!
- I thought he was upright and handsome.

You idiot!
Don't get a crush on a detective.

Just look at him.
He really is like Tarzan.

These are Detective Kano's efforts
at 100 meters above ground level.

Wow, it's amazing. He jumped
through a window to save a woman.

Hey, tell me what's so attractive
about a gorilla like him.

What is it, Kosode?

Have you forgotten
how good my technique is?

That hurt!

Come on, Kosode.
We haven't done it in a month.

- Now, shut up!
- What do you mean, shut up?

- The iron's on fire.
- It's me who's on fire!

Boss, there's a customer.

She says you've got customers.

Ouch! That's hot!

Darling!

Welcome home, darling.
I just saw you on TV.

You were so amazing.

Buddy, take this pig
and get the hell out of here!

It stinks, it's noisy,
and it's an embarrassment.

What are you saying?
Go and get us some sushi instead.

- Sushi for two, please.
- I'm not hungry.

- It's not for you.
- What? Ouch, that's hot!

- Watch out.
- What the hell?

I'll go then. I'm out of here.

Pigs are actually quite cute,
once you get to know them.

Sorry, but I'd like to stay
one more night.

One night, two nights,
stay as long as you like.

What's that? Someone's ashes?

- That's right.
- Whose ashes?

A girl from my home island.

- Was she your girlfriend?
- No.

What did she die of?

Tokyo doesn't agree
with country people.

After a month, we all go crazy.

So you'd better take care.

Buddha have mercy...

My name's Mikawa.
You wanted to see me.

I just want a quick word.

Take a look at this.
It's a prost*tute who was k*lled.

Does it really look like her?

You sound like a detective.

Do I look like one to you?

You don't look like it, but I feel
I've seen you somewhere before.

It doesn't really look like her.

Mayumi was more voluptuous,
more chubby.

She wasn't a cutie like this one.

Did you tell the police
a load of bullshit, then?

Are you saying I should help the cops?
I have a reputation to keep.

You're that Tarzan from Okinawa!

I saw it in the evening papers.

Son of a bitch.
You're a snoop after all.

I won't harm you. I just wanna hear
what you have to say.

You're f*cking joking!

Customers, welcome to the first
performance of our special show.

Allow me to introduce to you,

after some hardship in America and
now back for her Japanese debut,

the fabled new big star,
Miss Miki Haruno!

The melody from the music box

Caresses my ears

With a touch so gentle

Your melody

It keeps resonating

In the depths of my heart

That's right, just the two of us

And the sweet sounds

Will this intense love last forever?

I want to keep
the memories of those nights

But you're no longer here,
no longer here, my love

Oh, it's agonizing,
it's so painful

Yuna...

I want you to come back to me
just one more time

Now that you have vanished
from my heart

Just one more time

I want you to come back to me

I want to be yours

Forever

Thank you. Good job.
Have a seat.

You have a 30-minute break, a cable
broadcast and then a meet-and-greet.

And after Club Cherie in Shinbashi,

we have the Guest Corner
on Radio Tokyo at 12:00.

Hey, can't we leave out Shinbashi?

No, we can't.

The program chief
from Shinto TV will be there.

You know he's one of the judges on
A Star is Born.

Yes?

I'd like Miss Haruno's autograph.

- Sorry, Miki's rather tired...
- Hold on, hold on.

Do it for him.

I'm sorry. Thank you.

I KNOW YOUR SECRET. I'LL COME
TO YOUR PLACE AT 3AM TONIGHT.

Thank you very much.

You little punk.
What's this about Miki's secret?

What are you up to? Talk!

- Who the f*ck are you?
- I thought I heard someone say m*rder.

- I see...
- Get out of here.

- sh*t!
- Help me!

That's amazing.
You really are a Tarzan.

- Where's Miki?
- In there, I guess.

She's alive.

She's just asleep.

Don't freak me out, man.
I thought she'd d*ed.

What's all this about being a new star?
Don't let them do this to you.

This chick worked in a brothel
in Kawasaki until 3 or 4 years ago.

Is that the secret you discovered?

That's not all. She worked in
the same place as Mayumi who got k*lled.

- She worked with Mayumi?
- Yeah.

Hey-

Hey. Where were you born?

Please tell me.
Where are you from?

Hey! Hey!

sh*t! I'm out of here.

I'll be back.
It has to do with this photo.

Hurry UP!

If you remember anything,
I want to hear it. OK?

Hurry up, man!

Miki Haruno's a doll created
by a yakuza manager named Hidemori.

Hidemori put up the money for her
to get plastic surgery in America.

- What kind of guy is Hidemori?
- He uses the talent agency as a front.

He's a gangster
who drifted in from Osaka.

He's a big man who controls
dr*gs and brothels.

Miki seems to be special, though.

He's madly in love with her.

It's obvious. If you have one
popular singer, you're all set.

Why don't you team up with me?

We'll make a deal directly
with that Hidemori fucker.

- Make a deal?
- Yeah.

I think it was Hidemori
who did Mayumi in.

He shut her up and then made it
look like that serial m*rder*r.

Let's do it, Tarzan.

We could do it with you.
You're not like an ordinary cop.

I'll have to turn down your offer,
if it means relying on your skills.

I'm not joking,
and I'm not a complete fool.

You don't mind getting k*lled?

I won't die.
I have an amulet that protects me.

Bet you haven't seen one of these before.
It's a Magnum b*llet.

It can k*ll an elephant with one sh*t.

A Yankee in Fussa who'd been to
Vietnam didn't need it anymore.

That Yankee got hit by a car
the next morning and d*ed.

Don't believe him.
Hotshot's a novelist or something.

I've got more to show you.

It's a g*n!

It'd suck if the cops found out,
so I keep it hidden.

- Did he give you that too?
- I bought it for 50,000.

It's huge for a handgun.

It's a .44 Magnum,
the biggest handgun in the world.

There's a b*llet in it, so take care.

Hey, stop m.

Take good care of it.
I might borrow it later.

No doubt about it, it's him.

He came to the Lido too.

It's getting messy.

Don't say he's with that punk?

What's he after?
And how much does he know?

Maybe he knows it all.

Impossible.

- I don't make mistakes like that.
- But...

Don't worry. If anything happens,
I'll take care of him.

You just focus on your singing.

Yeah, I know Mayumi.

I'm sure she was in Yokohama
before she came here.

But these girls stay in one place
a year at most.

She was here.

Two or three years ago. She and
Mayumi hung out like they were twins.

She was a cute girl from Okinawa,
named Sayuri or something.

Of course, that's just a made-up
name for the time they're here.

But you know what?
She was on dr*gs.

She took speed.

She was all skin and bones,
and her hips were like this.

- She might be dead by now.
- Really? Well, thanks.

- Bastards!
- What are you doing?

- You bastard!
- What's going on?

Stand up! They're pushers
selling to the prostitutes.

You guys were mixed up in selling
dr*gs to the m*rder*d prost*tute.

Come clean!
You just said that's what you did.

If we didn't say so, you would've
kicked the sh*t out of us.

OK, I'll do that right now!

Officer!

We'll take care of the rest.
Let us take over.

- But these guys...
- It's not your job!

How long will you be stuck
at this rank?

Oh, Kano...
Why are you here?

Better not get too involved,

because there's not a single person
with the right attitude around here.

Isomura, have you got anything?

Unfortunately, we couldn't get
any fingerprints.

We tried lots of methods.

I see.
That weakens our position.

- Not even the tip of a finger?
- No.

It's hopeless.

What are you saying? We've got several
suspects. It's not hopeless.

Hey, there.

Oh, Kano... What do you want?

- I wanted to ask you something.
- What?

- You know that pendant?
- Yeah, what about it?

You know what?

Yuna's still alive.

The bones I received are not Yuna's.
It's another Okinawan woman.

You still believe all that?

Show us your evidence.

- What's this?
- A divination we do in the islands.

The ones facing down are men's,
those facing up are women's fortunes.

Alive, dead. Alive, dead.

Alive, dead. Alive, dead.

Alive, dead...

She's alive.

Every time since last night,
she comes out alive.

I get it! The priestess, right?

Don't forget your shells!

You said it was 100% certain
that the victim was Yuna.

- But is that really 100%?
- Of course.

Completely 100%?

More or less.

Absolutely 100%?

Well, I suppose it might be
around 99% or so.

Thanks.

- It's awful about Mayumi.
- She was unlucky.

- You must be lonely.
- You don't know how lonely I am!

Come on!

- I'll come over tonight.
- No way. Mayumi will haunt you.

I've always had an eye for you.

You're such a smooth talker.

Mayumi said you were a womanizer.

- I'll come over at 10:00 tonight.
- No means no.

I'm not changing my mind.

Thanks.

In any case...
the problem lies with Fujikawa.

Even at his age, he's still
the king of this music game.

The other four judges don't matter.

Mr. Hidemori, have you met him?

I have.
I went to pay my respects in cash.

- And did he accept it?
- Would he turn it down?

- What did it cost you?
- 20 million.

He's in a different league from us.

Anyway, our fortunes depend
on making Miki a top star.

Speak of the devil and he'll appear.

If it can't be helped, then...
Okay, thank you.

So that's the Kenji Mizuki
they all talk about?

He's rumored as the favorite to win
A Star is Born.

Fujikawa's backing him.

It's almost a clone deal, because
Mizuki is Fujikawa's little loverboy.

I see.

Show us!

Alright, we'll show you.

Anyway, neither money nor women
move Fujikawa.

Hidemori, you have to use
your brain more.

Excuse me for a moment.

Yuna.

You're Yuna Tamashiro, aren't you?

I'm Joji Kano.
I used to live next door to you.

At last you remember me.

Yuna, your mother is ill.

Come home to Ishigaki with me.

- You're confusing me with someone else.
- Yuna...

Yuna!

What do you think you're doing?

Hidemori, this woman's mother wants her
to come home and nurse her.

- I'll take her home to Okinawa.
- No idea what you're talking about.

Miki's got nothing to do with Okinawa.
She's from Hokkaido.

Come to my office.
I'll show you her family register.

That's obviously forged.

- Yuna...
- Cut it out!

Don't do it, Yuna!

Let's go home to Ishigaki.

It won't end well,
if you hang around these guys.

What's wrong with you?
These guys are preying on you.

Do you want to die
like a dog in Tokyo?

I don't care if you're from Ishigaki
or Ikigaki or wherever,

but breathing Tokyo air
has made you lose your mind.

You'd best get back to the boonies.

Let go of me.

I'm coming. Hang on!

Who are you?

Watch where you're going, bastard!

f*ck!

Hey! You just came from upstairs!

Stop right there!

What's happened?

There's no doubt.
Hotshot's the serial k*ller.

- Sorry. I almost had him.
- Right, let's get a move on!

I got hold of the list of entrants
for A Star is Born.

They say they're all newcomers,

but it's full of people who made
their name in provincial clubs.

But Miki, your name and your songs
are already selling well enough.

It's between you and Mizuki.
You two are the best.

- What's with you?
- I have to speak to Mr. Hidemori.

It's him. He came up to me
in the Lido.

- What do you want to talk about?
- I'm going on the run. I need money.

We get it. Go home.

Stay back!

Hidemori, you scum.

Miyoko didn't do anything. Give me
her funeral money and I'll leave.

Hey! Hey!

You've got the wrong guy.
I haven't k*lled any woman.

Shut up and get the money out!

How much?

- 10 million.
- Is that all?

Give me 50 million. 50 million!

All right.

Don't move!

Here's 50 million. Take it.

Tarzan!

It's me.

I checked with the
West Shinjuku precinct,

but Kano seems to have no
connection with the investigation.

Looks like he's been wreaking
all this havoc about Miki on his own.

k*ll them. Both of them.

Miki, apologies for these
occasional scary situations.

But there's nothing to worry about.
Go to bed and rest.

Are you leaving already?

I have a meeting about money matters.
I'm the one who's exhausted.

Please stay tonight.
Don't leave me alone.

- Don't be so selfish.
- Why? Don't you like me anymore?

I don't think I can sleep tonight.

Why are you so upset?
Come on, Miki.

You're not a little girl anymore.

In two days, you'll be a star.

This is no time to moan and sob.

In any case, it's important that
you sleep well before your victory.

Alright?

What does it mean to be a star?

A star is a star.

It's not only in show business.
There are stars in all fields.

To be a star means ultimate victory.

In this world, the winners rule.

As a rising yakuza,

I would've betrayed and exploited anyone
to become head of the g*ng.

But now I'm glad
I didn't have to do that.

I want to spend my whole life
as Miki Haruno's watchdog.

Good night.

I saw him on the stairs
to the apartment.

A man in a mask,
smelling of gasoline.

I'm sure that fucker's the k*ller.

I've seen him somewhere before,
but I can't remember where.

Why did you run away
when you'd done nothing?

The cops would never trust a guy like me.

They'd convince themselves I was the k*ller.

Ouch! It's impossible.

Shut up and hold out a little longer.

That bastard Hidemori's behind this.
He k*lled Mayumi.

Because Mayumi said
she was meeting Miki that night.

- She was meeting Miki?
- Yeah.

Miki was going to bring a million
in hush money to her apartment.

Instead of Miki and the money,
that bastard came.

And how do you explain
the other three murders?

They can't all have known
about Miki's secret, surely?

I don't know anything about that.

If that fucker gets caught...
that's all I want.

We've decided that you're both
going to disappear.

Hey, cop, take this old-fashioned
g*n with you,

and have sweet dreams of Okinawa
in Hell.

You couldn't handle a monster like that.

Let's see about that, shall we?

Turn the steam off!

- Hotshot, get out of here.
- What about you?

I'm a cop.
Don't waste time and get going!

Don't move! Don't move!

What am I supposed to do?
Please, let me come with her.

I'm so attached to her,
I can't spend a night without her.

Don't you worry about me.
Look after the pig and the ashes.

Kosode, take care of your health.
Don't drink the tap water.

Darling!

What's up?

It's a waste of time.
They should have better things to do.

The police really have
too much time on their hands.

What have you done?
This guy's a crooked cop!

What have you done?

If it can be settled with a fine,
I'll pay whatever it costs.

Darling! We'll take good care
of the pig and the ashes.

Thanks.

Hotshot!

Hotshot!

- Where are the cops?
- Everywhere.

Now's your chance.

Take care.

Don't give up!

Go! Go!

Hotshot! Hotshot!

Hotshot, you'll pull through!

Stop! Stop! We have to correct
that movement now.

After the introduction,
go over to stage-left.

Each of you has three minutes
for your song,

so please decide
which number to sing.

Boss, the cops haven't made
any moves yet.

But if Kano kicks up a fuss,
we can't let him get away with it.

When that time comes,
I'll take care of it.

You just pretend to know nothing.

Can we get the band members together?

Over here, please.

Mr. Suga, will you introduce me
to Mr. Fujikawa?

Sir, this is Mr. Hidemori,
Miki Haruno's manager.

- Pleased to meet you. I'm Hidemori.
- Oh, really?

What do you think of Miki's singing, sir?

I think it has a slightly
exotic feeling to it.

You know what?
Singing has to come from the heart.

You won't reach the hearts of
the Japanese by copying the Americans.

That's certainly true.

Apart from that, sir,
I'd like to invite you over to my place.

Welcome, sir.

I'd never have thought
you ran such a fine establishment.

I know nothing at all
about your social standing.

But I've heard lots of rumors.

That I'm a yakuza?

Well, something like that.

I used to make my living as a gangster.

But I got tired
of that unstable way of living.

I've staked everything I have
on Miki Haruno.

But the waters of show business
are even muddier than gangland's.

It's difficult for us to read
what's going on behind the scenes.

If we get a bad result,
the battle's over for us.

You exaggerate.

Well, we can only do our best.

And if anyone gets in our way,
they'll be k*lled straight away.

You'd better watch your tongue.

Those yakuza methods won't work
in the entertainment industry.

What's going on?

I'd like to show you a film.

Oh, you have lots of things going on.

That's the same title
as Miki Haruno's song, isn't it?

Isn't that you?

I'm the director and performer.

Sit back and enjoy it.

You've got such good taste in boys, sir,

that I've developed a crush on him too.

Damn you!

This is my bonded brother, Jono.

He's been with me
since he got out of jail.

He used to be a contract k*ller.

He's got a gentle face,
but he can be a cruel bastard.

What have you done with the g*n?

Four of the five you k*lled
were sh*t by a Magnum.

We've looked everywhere
and not found a .44.

I forgot.

You bastard!
And you call yourself a cop?

Kano... I hear you got the nickname
"Doberman" in Okinawa.

The Doberman is a savage dog,
bred for fighting.

How many have you k*lled
since you joined the force?

You may have got away with it
in Okinawa, but you won't here!

Excessive v*olence, m*rder, interfering
with an investigation, firearms violations!

So, Kano, just tell us where you put
the g*n and what actually happened.

Then we can show that you were acting
within official jurisdiction.

Hey, how close are you to
catching the k*ller?

Hey!
It's you who's under investigation!

Don't you want to know
who k*lled the prostitutes?

Do you really know?

Mayumi's k*ller isn't the same guy who
k*lled the other prostitutes.

Don't give me that nonsense!

The real Yuna Tamashiro is alive.
There are two K*llers.

A white one and a black one
in dim light.

Priestesses and prophecies again!

You were asking at the lab
about the belt and pendant.

What happened?
What have you found out?

Bring both of them.

- Bastard!
- Hold on!

Bring them. Just do it!

This belt was made in France.

All 200 that were imported
had the same length.

You can more or less work out
the size of the woman who wore it.

It was a slim woman with a waist
of around 55-60 centimeters.

But the victim was chubby
and weighed over 60 kilos.

You're saying it didn't belong
to the victim?

And this pendant...
three days before the incident,

somebody had this name engraved
on it at a jewelry shop.

That was to make us think
the victim was Yuna.

- So who did it?
- I can't tell you.

Which jeweler did it?

Why don't you guys find out?
I mean, you're the local police.

And you know that belt?

You made a mistake when you decided
that it belonged to the victim.

The Tokyo sky may be overcast
even when it seems blue.

It's not strange that
the stars don't shine.

- Stop!
- What the hell are you doing?

He saw the k*ller's face!
He needs to talk to you!

- Where's Hotshot?
- He's on the run. Help him!

- Chief...
- Take him away! Quick!

- Where's Hotshot?
- I don't know.

- Tell us, you bastard!
- I wouldn't even if I knew.

You're all alone now.
How about cooperating with the police?

What cooperation when you've always
been on our backs? No way!

Kosode!

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Apologize and hurry out.

- Darling!
- Oh, they're letting you go.

How are you? Will it be long?

It's nothing serious.

Come home.
I'll be waiting for you.

You idiot, Kosode!
He's a m*rder*r.

He's k*lled five people.
This guy's a m*rder*r! A m*rder*r!

- Darling!
- Why are you calling him that?

He'll get the death penalty!

k*ll him! k*ll him!

sh**t him!

k*ll him! k*ll him!

Tarzan!

Catch!

- Now go!
- Halt!

Hotshot! Tarzan's here!

Hotshot!

- Hotshot!
- Don't touch.

Who did this to you?

- He's still warm.
- Hotshot!

Don't move! Hands up!

What are you doing
with those young punks?

They're just scum.

It's their kind who're running Tokyo
into the ground.

You're the one
who k*lled those woman?

Yeah.

Did you k*ll Mayumi Tamashiro too?

Not her. That wasn't me.

No wonder she got k*lled, though.

With dirty women like her and other scum,
Tokyo will never be clean!

With my own hands,
I'll exterminate every single one of them.

So I have no reason to k*ll you.

Keep your mouth shut
and go back to Okinawa!

Don't sh**t.

Please don't sh**t me.

Aren't we both cops?

Don't sh**t. Don't sh**t!

Come and see,
there are detectives here again.

They probably think the guy from
Okinawa is your boyfriend!

You think so?

What're you talking about? Get on the bus!
Time to go! You too, get on the bus!

Bye!

Come and catch the show!

Bye!

They're gone.
Turn back quick, it's all right.

Darling, the cops have gone.

The bus is ready. Shall we go?

Sorry, but I have to stay in Tokyo.

But why?
It's like you're waiting to get caught.

I'm just an insignificant cop.
I can't run away. Come on.

Darling, are you taking
the pig with you?

Come on, come on!

You can't do that.

Whether you're a cop or not,
just think about Kosode's feelings.

It's sad, but can't be helped. I'll settle
for being number two, so let's go.

My sweetpea here can't live without you.

- Darling!
- Where are you going?

Hiyoshi...Kosode...

You're the most decent people
I've met in Tokyo.

I won't forget you.

Hey, wait! Wait! I said wait!

And now, the special program you've been
waiting for, from STV Song Garden.

It's time for the eighth installment
of A Star is Born.

What's wrong? You're not even ready.

I can't. I just can't do it.

What are you saying?
You'll be a winner in two hours.

Have you forgotten all
your past suffering? Get changed.

I can't. I've got no confidence.
I'll be a laughing stock.

- Miki!
- No! I can't remember my lyrics.

I've forgotten it all.

- Yes?
- Miss Haruno, your 10-minute call.

We know.

I know I'm letting you down,
but let me pull out.

Miki Haruno is a mere phantom
that you created.

I don't have what it takes
to be a star.

It's no good. No good!

Let go of me! Let go!

- Boss...
- Help Miki get ready.

- There's been a call to the office.
- From whom?

He says he's a furimun from Okinawa.

This is Hidemori.

What?

Very well. Come to my office.
I'll be there in ten minutes.

To all those watching at home
and to our studio audience, welcome.

I'm your host, Noboru Kawakami.

Somewhat out of character,
I feel terribly nervous tonight.

The reason is that this once-a-year
STV Song Garden

has this great ceremony
with an hour's extended airtime.

And it's about to take place tonight.

The singer who wins first prize tonight

will not only be appearing
for a year here on Song Garden,

but they will also be the star
of the New Year's pageant.

We can only guess
how our five contestants are feeling.

How did you find out
that Miki k*lled the prost*tute?

The belt she was strangled with,
it was Miki's.

It was also Miki
who bought the pendant.

She wanted people to think
Yuna had d*ed.

Miki planned to link it
to the serial arson and murders.

How could you let her do all this?

That was the deal I made.

Miki didn't want her friends
from the past to expose her.

I never asked Miki about her past,
not once.

She didn't want anyone
to know about her past.

So she went to meet the island girl
on her own.

What she did was pretty distasteful.

Where did the two of you meet?

In New York.

I went there looking to clear my mind.

Miki was looking to die there,
unknown in the vastness of America.

She was numbing herself with dr*gs
and booze in black neighborhood bars.

She was a walking corpse,

but there was power in her voice.

I'd never heard
that kind of singing before.

Three months later,
we went traveling together.

During that time,
she rediscovered her will to live.

Are you trying to say
it was all because of you?

Not at all.

I came across a dying person...

...and for the first time
I wanted to help.

As an outsider,
you wouldn't understand.

Let me introduce
the contestants one by one.

First, we have Miki Haruno
who will sing "My Memory".

Great. That's terrific.

I chose her dress.
You think it suits her?

Next is Kenji Mizuki
who will sing "Thirst for Love".

Kano...
Let me tell you one more secret.

That madman at the Plaza Hotel,

the one who made you famous
as Tarzan,

he's an alcoholic yakuza
I paid 10 million to do it.

Miki's rescue was all an act.

You couldn't buy such great PR,
even for 100 million.

You were just a clown.

I'm no clown.

I'm an Okinawan furimun.

Furimun means a crazy person.

So why's a crazy guy like you
so obsessed with Miki?

- Are you in love with her?
- Because it's such a pity.

For a woman from my island
to be turned into a puppet,

and then sink into the mud,

that's not something
I can watch in silence.

Don't move!

Boss, just give the order.

I'll take care of him once and for all.

Kano! Kano!

You know I'm a ruthless yakuza!

Miki is my life.

Whatever happens, I won't let her go!

Oh, Miki.

You were very good.
I'm sure you'll do well.

Thank you very much.

Miki!

- Where's the boss?
- We're also looking for him.

Really?

Yuna...

The game is over.

Hidemori's dead.

You're lying.

That's a lie!

I k*lled him.

Let's go home to Ishigaki.

I don't want to hand you
over to the Tokyo police.

So you know everything.

I'll look after you.

That may be fine with you,

but I still have to finish the job
I started with Hidemori.

Give up on that.

You're making a big mistake
if you think you can keep up the act.

Now, get ready to leave.

You don't understand a thing, do you?

My name is Miki Haruno.

I've never heard of Yuna.

Don't meddle any more.
I'll die in Tokyo when the time comes...

Yuna!

Do you know what's in here?

It's the woman you k*lled,
from our home island.

Miki! What are you doing here?
It's time.

- Please come with us.
- Quickly.

Yuna!

And now tonight's climax,
the presentation of the results.

I'd like the judges to come on stage.

Please come forward, judges.
We appreciate your efforts. Thank you.

Thank you.

The head of the panel of judges,
Mr. Fujikawa, will present the results.

Who will the light of victory shine upon?

Allow me to present

the winner of STV Song Garden's
A Star is Born 1.977.

The winner is Miki Haruno
performing "My Memory".

Miki, I'm so happy for you.
Congratulations.

How are you feeling?

I can't quite believe it.
It's like I'm dreaming.

Thanks are also due to the viewers
who supported me,

and to my teachers who guided me.

Thank you very much.

Behold, everybody,
the birth of Japan's new star!

- Miki, may we ask you for an encore?
- Yes.

Let us hold that for you.

And now Miki Haruno will sing
her winning song, "My Memory".

Take it away!

The melody from the music box

It caresses my ears

With a touch so gentle

Your melody

It keeps resonating

She's alive.

In the depths of my heart

She's dead.

She's alive.

She's dead.

She's alive.

She's dead. She's alive.

Will this intense love last forever?

I want to keep
the memories of those nights

She's dead.

She's alive.

But you're no longer here,
no longer here, my love

Oh, it's agonizing,
it's so painful

I want you to come back to me
just one more time

Now that you have vanished
from my heart

She's alive.

She's...

She's dead!

I want you to come back to me
just one more time

I want to be yours

Forever

Sorry to have kept you so confined.

Let's go home to the island, shall we?

THE END